Retraction Policy

Current Biomedicine is committed to maintaining the integrity, quality, and trustworthiness of the scientific record. In alignment with the COPE Retraction Guidelines (publicationethics.org), ICMJE Recommendations (icmje.org), and NISO Standards (niso.org), this policy ensures that scientific errors or ethical oversights are addressed transparently.

Criteria for Retraction A published manuscript may be retracted under the following circumstances:

  • Unreliable Results: Discovery of major honest errors (e.g., calculation or experimental flaws) or deliberate scientific misconduct (e.g., data fabrication or image manipulation).

  • Redundant Publication & Plagiarism: Uncited duplicate submission or substantial unoriginal content.

  • Ethical Violations: Failure to meet established human or animal research ethics protocols, or undisclosed major conflicts of interest.

Editorial Process When a concern regarding a published article is reported, Current Biomedicine handles the investigation with objectivity and confidentiality:

  1. Initial Assessment: The Editor-in-Chief reviews the report and provides the authors an opportunity to submit a formal clarification.

  2. Resolution: Following COPE investigation protocols, if core findings are irredeemably compromised, a Retraction Notice is issued. Minor, honest mistakes that do not invalidate the primary conclusions will receive a Correction or Expression of Concern.

Status of Retracted Articles In compliance with NISO digital archiving standards:

  • Original articles remain accessible within the archives to preserve the historic record, but each page is permanently marked with a "RETRACTED" watermark.

  • A formal Notice of Retraction is published and linked directly to the original paper, stating the specific reasons for retraction and attributing who initiated the action.

Current Biomedicine operates on the principle that open and transparent corrections strengthen the integrity of science. The academic community is encouraged to contact the editorial office if any potential issues are identified in published work.